Here’s a breakdown of the origin of the Christmas Tree and which culture is credited with the Christmas tree traditions we ...

Here’s the origin of Christmas as we know it, when it’s estimated Jesus might have been born, and when Christians started ...

”The First Noel” is a common Christmas carol, but do you know what noel means? According to the United Methodist Church’s Discipleship Ministries website, “The First Noel” has roots in the 15th ...

Any story popularly identified with a culture’s origins attracts embellishments and becomes mythic. So it is with Christmas. In fact, the original story recounting the strange events from two ...

Yes, we’re still half a year away from Santa’s visit, but Christmas in July is pretty much a thing now. This week in Lost Recipes, we’re looking at Yuletide concoctions so old that they were ...

"The First Noel" is a common Christmas carol, but do you know what noel means? According to the United Methodist Church's Discipleship Ministries website, "The First Noel" has roots in the fifteenth ...

What have the Romans ever done for us? Well, beyond cement, sanitation, and all of those straight roads, the Romans played a big role in how we celebrate Christmas. Or, certainly, their wintertime ...

One of the world’s ancient Christmas cookies is still popular today – the Italian pizzelle, a flat waffle cookie with snowflake or other delicate, double-sided designs. In the U.S. they are ...

CANTON Today is Epiphany, the final observance of the Christmas season. It marks the wise men's visit to the Christ child, as recorded in Matthew's Gospel. As part of Epiphany, the Very Rev. Michael ...

From latkes to sugar cookies, both holidays feature fried treats, dairy dishes and seasonal ingredients that bring families ...